Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia
Liberia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.01 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 107.2% on the previous year and up 126.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia peaked at 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1013 per 1,000 people, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4817 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.861 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4321 per 1,000 people | 0.1013 per 1,000 people | 0.638 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7107 per 1,000 people | 0.486 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 158 Sudan 1.08 per 1,000 people compare
- 159 Laos 1.03 per 1,000 people compare
- 160 Cambodia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
- 164 Mozambique 0.934 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.446 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2305 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4208 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3811 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 496 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4456 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1013 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Liberia ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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